Tag Archives: Honor Your Feelings Without Using Food

Happy, Regardless of Size

As I’ve posted about before, I have been compulsively weighing myself. I talked about it with my helping professional. She suggested that I stand on the scale and say to myself, “This is how I get my self-worth.” Kinda shocking, … Continue reading

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Sometimes feeling your emotions sucks really bad.

Sometimes feeling your emotions sucks really bad. I got some really bad news today. Well, at least it is really bad in my head. I’m really awesome at catastrophizing situations, so we will see. At first, I wanted to handle … Continue reading

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Weight Loss Compliments

My colleague complimented me about how much weight I had lost. She remarked, “You must be working so hard!” Yes, but no. But, yes. I’m wondering if by hard work she means…. *Exercising compulsively while shaming myself *Restricting white sugar … Continue reading

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It’s Not About the Food

I know it’s never about the food, but sometimes in the moment, it feels like it is. It’s about how much joy a sour cream potato chip can bring to my tongue. But, it’s never about the food. I screamed … Continue reading

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Love Your Body Love YourSELF

“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” – Maya Angelou My yoga teacher once said, “A True Love Story Never Ends.” I’ve never been in love. Not with a … Continue reading

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You are Someone New

Today I had my most favorite lunch: Jerusalem/Israeli Couscous. It’s made up of couscous, onion, feta, tomatoes, & black olives. Afterwards, I had a glazed pumpkin cake doughnut. THEN, I took a cookie off the shelf. I said to mySelf, … Continue reading

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Discomfort

I have discomfort in my life… in my personal life relationships are strained and I allow that to make me feel slighted, unimportant, & dismissed. my body aches from working out in a way that feels good, albeit intense. (By … Continue reading

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